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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 144 A Psalm of David. This psalm was written by David; not on account of the return of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, by a spirit of prophecy, as Theodoret; but on his own account, after he was come to the throne, and was king over all Israel; and was delivered from the was between him and Israel, and from the war of the Philistines, as Kimchi observes, having...
John Gill
[That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour,.... To draw carriages, to plough with, and to tread out the corn: or "may be burdened" (w); fit to carry burdens; or burdened with flesh, be plump and fat, and in good condition to work; or burdened with young, as some (x) understand it, and then it must be meant of cows, as the word is used, Deuteronomy 7:13; and so here an increase of kine is wished...
Matthew Henry
The four preceding psalms seem to have been penned by David before his accession to the crown, when he was persecuted by Saul; this seems to have been penned afterwards, when he was still in trouble (for there is no condition in this world privileged with an exemption from trouble), the neighbouring nations molesting him and giving him disturbance, especially the Philistines, 2 Sam. v. 17. In...
Charles H. Spurgeon
That our oxen may be strong to labour; That the ministers of God may be mighty; that Sabbath-school teachers, and all earnest labourers, may have strength given to them. Psa_144:14. That there be no breaking in, nor going out; That there be no wolves to destroy by breaking in; and that there be no sheep to suffer injury by going astray. Psa_144:14. That our oxen may be strong to labour:
Charles H. Spurgeon
That there be no complaining in our street. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. May this be our case! And if it is our case, then the Lord is our God even at this day. Psa_144:14-15. That there be no complaining in our streets. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. May this be our...